Four-hole sew-on button



April 20 1926., 1,581,710

F. R. WHITE I FOUR-HOLE SEW on BUTTON Filed Npv. is. 1925 I I m -W Inven Z'o r:

Eflkklin R.Whz'i'e,

y Atty Patented Apr. 20, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT'IOFFYICE.

FRANKLIN 3. WHITE, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE PATENT Barron comramr, or WATERBURY,

NECTICUT.

CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CON- FOUR-HOLE SEW-ON BUTTON;

Application filed November 16, 1925 Serial No. 68,322.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN R. WH1-rn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Waterbury, in the count of New Haven 6 and State of Connecticut, ave invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n Four- Hole Sew-On Buttons, of which the followin is a specification.

y invention relates to new and useful 1 improvements in sew-on buttons of the fourhole ty e and has for an object to so arrange the hu of the button and the holes within the hub that the button may be placed in a button sewing machine and properly positioned and guided to a point beneath the needles so that the holes will be directly beneath the path of the needles.

The present application 1s a companion one of four others filed of even date herewith, and is similar in most respects to one bearing Serial Number 69,321,.fi1ed November 16, 1925, but in this lnstance, the holes are arranged in different relatlonship 1n the hub as the needle or needles of the button attaching machine (not shown), may be arranged in a difl'erent manner.

Another object of the invention 1s to provide a button wherein the end of the hub may be square as shown in the preferred form, ormay have two parallel sides and rounded opposite ends, the parallel sides 1n each instance forming a pro ect1on to fit within a chute or track of a sew-on button machine.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain new and novel arrangements as will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out 1n the claims. I

In the drawin showing a preferred and slightly modifie form,

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of my improved button.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on lme 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a rear view of the button.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view similar to Fig. 1, but showing a slightly modified form.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on 11118 55 of Fig. 4, and

Fig. 6 is a rear view of the modified form. Referring now more particularly to the drawings, and to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, there is shown a button comprising a body portlon 1,

havlng the rim 2 merging therewith, while the face of the button 1s centrally depressed as at Formed integral with the body portion 1s the circular hub 4 which is cut or formed so that it will be square at its lower end. In other words, small side walls 5,

.6, 7 and 8 are formed so that the end of this hub may properly fit within a. chute (not shown) and be guided in its movement to a point beneath the needles.

Formed in this hub are the four holes 9 and the location of these holes distinguish the applicatlon from one of the companion applications, bearing Serial No. 69,321. In the present instance, iftwo lines are drawn to intersect at right angles at the center 10, and the lines are drawn at right angles to the sides of the hub, each line will also intersect the center of two of the holes 9.

The four holes are all equi-distant from the center 10, and one hole will be located adjacent each of the four sides 5, 6, 7 and 8.

Referring now to the modified form, Figs. 4, 5 and 6, there is also shown a button comprising a body portion 11, with the rim 12, h

- through the hub, all equi-distant from the center 20, and in a like manner, if two lines are drawn perpendicular to each other and intersecting at the center 20, each line would intersect the centers of two of the holes as in the preferred form.

From the foregoing it will be seen that if the preferred type of button is used, the button may be in any one of four positions when it enters the chute as two of the side walls will be guided in a track, and if the modified form is used, the button may enter the chute from one of two positions, as the opposite ends are similar. It will be understood that the button may be made with a circular hub and then the four side walls formed by cutting away portions of the hub, or the button may be made in a die to form the square-ended hub, thus doing away with any cutting action. In the same way, the modified form of button may be stamped out with the arcuate-form ends of the hub, and the two parallel side faces formed to merge with the arcuate ends.

The button may be'formed of metal, and the hub stam ed to shape, or. if the button is 'formed of one, wood or shell, the several contours of the hub may be formed by properly cutting the hub in the desired shape Many slight changes mlght be made w thout in any way departmg from the sp1r1t and scope of the invention.

Having thus described the same, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters 1. A four-hole sew-0n button OOIDilISlIlg a body portion, a centrally located hu sal hub having at least two parallel faces arranged opposite to each other at the outer end of the hub, the said hub rovided with 2. A four-hole sew-on button compri a body having a circular hub, the end of the hub being cut square-in cross section, the said hub havmg four holes extending therethrough and arranged so that if two lines are drawn through a center oint on the end of the hub and intersect eac other at ri ht angles and extend perpendicular to the si es of the hub, each line will intersect the centers of two of said holes, and the square-ended hub adapted to centerand uide the button in its movement to the use les of an automatic button sewing machine.

3. A four-hole sew-on button com rising a body portion, a hub the end of w ich is s uare in cross section, said hub provided with four holes therethrough and arranged equidistant from a central point on ,the

end of the hub, one hole located adjacent' each of the four sides of the square midwa of its length and the square-sided hu adapted to permit the button to assume one of four positions in a button attachin machine chute and to guide the button 1n its path to the needle.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

FRANKLIN R. WHITE. 

